Motor-vehicle



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H. smeTH.

MUTOR VEHICLE.

/Application filed May 10, 189B.)

Patented Dec. 20, |898.

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Uiii'inn STATES ATENT Unsinn.

HiNsnALE SMITH, -or sriiiiveriiriii), MASSACHUSETTS.

'MOTOR-VEHICLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of 'Letters fatent No. 616,267, dated 'December 20,1898.

Appiimin nei my 10.1898; serai No. esoneri. nio man.)

To all whom u. tay concern:

Beit known that I, HINSDALE SMITH, a citizen of the United States of America, and a resident of Springfield, in the county of Hampden and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Motor-Vehicles, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to improvements in motor-vehicles, and more particularly to the manner of mountingthe motor apparatus and to the speed changing and reversing mechthe vehicle which is Vthrough the belt is P vide hya practical, comparatively simple, and

light and durable and operative mechanism means whereby at the will of the rider While v the motor is rn'nning the vehicle may remain immovable or whereby it may be run forward at. a slow speed, at a-inore or less faster speed,

as provided for, or-cansed to run backward,

and one which, moreover, provides that of the two driven wheels of the vehicle one may run faster than the other, as required, on round* ing curves or corners land `all without interfering with the capabilities ,of the mechanism for' driving said wheels.

The invention consists 1n combinations and v arrangements of devices and parts and in the vconstruction of parts and mechanism', allsiib staiitially as will hereinafter fully appear, and be set forth 'in the claims.

Reference is to be had tothe accompanying drawings', wherein this invention ls illus` hated, and in which-T f Figurevl is a. plan viewl showing the body .and running-gear of the motor-vehicle'and comprisingespecially illustration of the mov- 'able support for the motor and its conjune# tive apparatus, the r steering-gear, and the mechanism for effectingV the speed controlling, changing, and reversing mechanism. Fig. 2 is substantially a side elevationof the same, inclosing portions of the carriage-body, being'understood as removed .for disclosing the therewithimcontained mechanism. 2' is a perspective view illustrating the controlling devices for reversing mechanism. Fig. 3 is acentral sec: tional view, on a larger scale of the inechan ism through means of which, in conjunction with the motor and shiftable devices, the vebe stationary or run at slower or hicle may faster speeds forwardly or propelled backward at a very slow speed. Figs.

than Fig. 3, taken, respectively, on the lines 4, 5, and 6 of said Fig. 3' and 's seenin the directions indicated by the arrows, respectively, on the section-lines.

Similar characters of reference indicate cor responding parts in all of the views.

y In the drawings, 4A represents the body of the vehicle, comprising, as shown, although not necessarily, 'a box-like inclolire a and the sills or supports springs being understood as interposed, as usual,between the body and the frontend rear .axles B C.

the' speed changing and 4, 5, and G- are cross-sectional views, on a scale smaller` a, suitable supporting-- Fig.

Drepresents the motor, the sainelbeing uii.-

derstood as advantageously a gasolene-inotor having the double cylinders d d, the pistons thereof conjointly operating the'motor-shaft D2, en which is the comparatively w'i-de fixed drum or pulley e:

F represents .the driving-shaftfor the vehicle, horizontally and transversely supported in suitable journals 20 therefor secured to the sills o? a? of the vehicle-body provided at its ends with the `sprockets lo, the rear vehicle-wheels also having lsprockets, operated by the chain cfrom the shaft F.

The belt j' runs around the motor-shaft pulleyV e and around the speed controllingl and changing mechanism, which as a whole is represented -by the letter G, the same being composed of certain sleeve-like anddisk-like parts, wh'ch. will be -hereinafter particularly 1 pointed out and described.

`The motor isA mounted to be adj-ustably moved on the body of -tlie vehicle independioo entiy of the vehicle driving-shaftF by mani 2U 30. The sleeve-seotion VJ Ahas its cup- -ner of means as follows: Substantiallya ino.- 4shaped inner end portion radially extended tor-supporting frame is comprised by thetwo in the edge-flangedlisk constituting the pnl- 7 transverse bars 22 22,supported at theirendsl ley J'c. Rotation imparted to thispulley 76 ,igen the sills of thcl body, one thereof being directly causes the two united sleeve-sections considerablyin advance of and parallel with to be correspondinglysotated, and the sleevethe other, each, as shown, having at its end a sections, through their shaft t' and gears 33 33 fiat-basedcastng or slide-block .23,and, furthereon, which .are revolved bodily within 7 ihermore, by the' longitudinally-ranging bars and by. the sleeve-cups, being in mesh with zo Yor members 24: 24 at opposite sides, which are the shaft-section gears 29 30, insure that 'engaged orconnectedfwith said transverseV both shaft-sections 27 28 are rotated as ono bars 22 22. with thesleeve. In short, the rotation of the biot only the motor, inclusive of its cylinpulley ccauses the rotation of shaft F at the-8 ders, motorshaft,`and the pulley, butalso consame rate of speed.y

z junctive apparatus oomprsedas a part of the 'If the shaft-section`s 27 or 28 have rotating motor, such as the gasolene storage, and va forces imparted thereto through the sprocket' porizing appliances and the 1n uiior are'supand-chain `connectionwith the rear 'wheels ported on the motor-frame. of the vehicle unequally, as by one wheel 84 y 25 25 represent duplicated screw shafts turning `faster or on a greater radius than the zo screw-engaging through suitable fixed memother in rounding cnrvosor turning around, hers 26 2G,`whioh are fixed on or comprised in" this becomes possible-.by the compensating portions of the body, and having forcingr en gearing 2329 and 33 33,- all while the'meclv. gagements with the motor-supporting frame, anism retains "nits capability for rotatably 9i whereby such frame may be forced and held driving both said shaft-sectionsv from the :.5 witl1 tl1o motor-shaft properly distant from power transmitted 'through the pulley 7c or the vehicle driving-shaft. F, on which is the otherwise to the sleeve 1 aforementionedcylindrical speed controlling', Compensating fgearing; between two shaftchanging, and reversing mechanism G. sections whereby both may be driven together 95 By moving the motor-frame and motor relaand whereby one "may have the faster or 3o tivelyto the shaft F the driving-belt f may be slower motion relative to the other, substantaken up or placed in any tension which may tia-lly as described, is not claimed as a new mbe considered most ad vantageous.; i contrivance by me)` although the oomhina- `The mechanism referred togenerally bythe tion` and arrangem-pt-thereof in a' speed- 1c letter G, aroundwhich the motor-driven belt controlling mechanism as -herein set Aforth 35 runs, comprises means whereby'nn'der a conembody the novelty. "i

stent running of the belt in the same drec- The cupshaped end lportion Jioi' the sleeve 'tion the vehicle driving-shaft F will remain J, which is widely surrounded by the'fiange either stationary or be drivenv forwardly at constituting the pulley lc, is externally prozo either. of two speeds or be reversely driven, vided withor formed into a spur-gearm.

4o andthisniechanism will be now described in Next to thepnlley le isadisk or spider L, havdetail. iin conjunction with the controlling del ing a rim 37 circumferentially the same size vices therefor.V l as the pulley la, the same` being loose and ro- For the.l purposes of acquiring the comtatable on the sleeve J and' having its rim rab- 1 1 pensating capability, so that one of the rear beted or formed with a groove or depressionv .wheels may rotate. slightly faster than the 38, within which nay be sunk the strap n, other, the vehicle driving-shaft is made in Ycombined with which arevoperating devices 'the two sections or lengths 27 28, as shown in whereby the strap may be -`constricter] about Fig.- 3, and -engaged liy means as follows: the rim, holding thesaid part L fromturning, 1r, Surrounding the section 27 of1 the shaft F is or the strap may be rendered loose thereahont,

5o alloose sleeve J, having` `at one end a oupso t'hatihe said'part Lmay turn. A ionrnalshaped enlargement J", and having connected stud or preferably two or more journal-studs thereto, as by the bolts 32,.the second sleeve- 3U are provided through andiendwise extendsection J3, with the cup-shaped enlargement ing beyond the opposite faceh of the spider L 121 VJ4 endwise arranged `relative to the cupbetween its rim and axis, each journal-stud shapedenlargement J2 ofv the sleeve J; thus carrying on its one end a pinion gear-wheel o constituting,Y a caseor inclosure for the bevelin'mesh with the slceye-gearnt and at its other gears 2!) and 3()` respectively secured on the fend a larger gear-wheel p. Next to the dink i shaft-sections 27 28,'and for the paired bevelor spider Lis a pulley q, which is circu'mfer- 125 gears 33 33, journaled on the shaft fi, which entia-lly the same size as pulley k and disk L,

6o is located and transversely arranged between the same being loosely nioiinted for rotation the, adjacent' but somewhat separated ends 4of upon the sleeve J, and this pulley'q has formed the said shaftsections, the ends of said shaft on asr a part thereof or att-ached thereto at .be'ing supported in sockets 34 therefor opits hub portlon the gear wheel or pinion r, in I3G positely provided in the walls of the gear meshvwith which are the gear wheel or wheels case or inclosnre constituted by the afor p, mounted on and bodily revoluble with the said cup-shaped sleeve-sections, said hevcidiei: L when the same is permitted to turn. gears 33 meshing into said bevehgears .Alongside the pulley q is another pulley of l "doneer" holding disk-carrier" u and insuring the prepulsion of the vehicle bacizwerdi y et 'tl'ie'very much reduced Speed.

In order to render manifest and easily raged the pr( per positions and movements of the controlling lever for the purposes ee L plaincd, e plate R is provided, which hee a slot therein of peculiar confornmtion, un wardly through which the leverio extended, The slot comprises the transverse portion at the middleof the pleite, the lorwnrd exten.-y sio'n 63 having its line of forward extension. Within the outer end margin of the seid portion 62, and the rearward longitudinal ex -tension 64 is in line with the rear margin oi the portion'il, :indl it will be understood that Withthe lever P upright and in the elet pon tion.62 opposite the slot extension the belt will be on pulley q and neither of the straps tightened. The throwingof the lever outwerd willplece belt on pulley k, the etreps both remaining loose. The ewingingo the le-i ver-inwardly slightly will replace the beit on pulley q, and then on swinging the lever forn Ward in slot portion 63 the Strap 'rt will he tightened; causing the dri ving' at the reduced speed, bringingthe lever baiclrinio centrali Slot portion G2. Moving 1t transversely ii'zwerrl will carry belt over onto pulley t, .and then the rearward longitudinal swinging oi" tile Verto the rear of the slot extension di will cause tightening of the stron w. inenting the reversed driving at the muclrrei'lnccd Spoed.

For the purposes of cnn bodying in the motor-vehicle the compensating gearing-g 29 3@ 33 .3S-and' combining the seme in the speed controlling and reversing mechanism in conuection with the vehicle driving-shaft, subetantinlly ae described and illustrated, it has been neccssgry to employ the sleeve J J3 in port to form and to have mounted thereon the epeeglc0ntrolling gearing; but it 'will be epperentithat except for the compensating gearing the united part J J2 might itself di rectly constitute the vehicle drivingmhft' and could ver;r properly be mede solid in-- stead ofq annuler or tubulfir.

Inasmuch as the novelties in the conigioei tion and combination of the parte constituting the speed-gearing are not dependent on lieir special arrengement in the motor-vehicle, such mechanism is herein claimed .for any and all uses to which it ninyfbe put in varyingsituations withoutdepnrti ng from my invention.

The relative sizes of the rm-ions gears are arbitrary end variable according to the speed cects 'to he acquired, and the device may be extended in :t manifest way to have more than two foi-Werd driving-speeds by e supplemental ordnplication of certain of the mech- :mism described inV an obvious wey, and the said speed-gearing herein described ie sueceptible by the turningof the central rote taille elemei'ltltiie shaft F or the eleeve J) to impart rotation to the wheels l: qt ineteftfl,

of. having; uioion, the opposite direction from :said wlin'arle.

'il Front i nele i off, which. n of the nele E iu fa-nimm this; clase of vol'iiefleel id. journals haring the rigid rearwardlyexteinli'rig lever extensione 66 Gil.

On .9. suitable eunporting part of the vehicle, et or neer the front of the seat, is the ver tirol eteering'ehnff' (i7, having the loi'tvv'rd. and rightwerd ding cally forwardly extended Short members 68 623, the leitwerd one ti1ercof being hy rod 6U connected with the righthand axle journelelever extension GG, and the rightwerd lever member "58 being; by a-simler rod G9 connected with the leftfnand axle jour-nel exteneion i3d, the seid rode 6*.) 69 crossing oooh other near their connections with the lever extensions of the eteeringl1aft 67. The d elicit 67 hns on its upper end acuitejhie :iteering-hendle 7.10. y

The motor-`suppert, hercinbefore referred to ne comprised in the longitudinal members and the transverse members 22, is ad ventegzeously constituted by Vhaving these members constructed asftubes or receptacles connected together and having 'their inlerio comm unicnliou the one with theother. while e, nioorsupport of sucient 'ed on jour- 'voted 'to tho ende elrenigtll is au'aquirecl and one which has the carleznely, to constitute, in addition to the support, cleo e receptacle or receiver usefullyA embodied as e motor-equipment appliance or adjunct.

Referring to Figo.` l and .2 as en illustra.-

tion of one mode of utilization of the motorsupport, itwill be pointed out thatS() 80 indiente the oxheusopasseges of the motor-cylinders, the same leading into the hollow mtor-snpport, eo that `the latter 'becomes n. muf ie'r for minimizing or practically overcoming the puffing noise usually heretofore attendon the exhaust of the gesolenemotor. 82 indicetes a relief-opening' in thehollow motor-,support to 'be pxovided-wllen'tho latter is` utilized as the 'modici'. support may, in lien of constitixtingn mufew chem bombe employed are e receptacle forthe gasolene or other fiuid employed. in the mo# tor or for holding a motor-cooiing liquid.

l. The combination with an axially or cen- The hollow trallyerranged rotateblepert-'lmving a fixed geenwheel m, of n :second rotatable part q, also having e fixed gee1-wheelr.,r dish; or gearcerrier L,mounted to be rotated hevingunited gears o 1J thereon, the one p adapted to bev .poses set forth.

e cisne? a geen wheel or pinion r, a gear-support ro tatably mounted and having the united gears p and o in mesh with said pinion and spurgeal rm, a second wheel or pulley t to be driven provided with a. geanwheel, a second gear-support provid ed with one or more' gearu'heels v in mesh with both the gear-wheel on pulley i" and said internal gear M, and means for restraining either one of said gear-supports from being rotated-at any given time, as desired, and :t shiftable driver for rotating either of said wheels or pulleys q t, substantially as and for the purposesrset forth.

10. The combination with a centrally-arranged rotatable part provided with `a. spurgear m and an internal gearM, of a wheel or pulley q to be dri ven7 provided centrally with sgearwheel or pinion yr, a gear-support rotatably mounted. and having the united gears p and o in mesh with said pinion and spur-gear r m, a second wheel orpulley t to be driven provided with a gear-wheel one or more gearwheels 'o in mesh with both the gear-wheel on pulleyt and said internal gear M, a shift able belt or driver for driving either of said pulleys according to-its position, straps encircling and adapted to beconstricted around said gear-supports, means'forshifting said belt, anda. rocksliaft having variously radially extended engagement portions in oonnection with the ends of said, straps, and means for imparting.r a. rocking motion whereby simultaneously, one of said straps will be in binding engagement on one of the genr-` supports, the other being rendered loose, and vice versa, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

41'1. The combination with a centrally-ar ranged rotatable part 'provided with a spur gear m and an internal gear M, of a wheel or pulley q to be driven, provided centrally with a gear wheel or pinion r, a 'gear-support rota,- tsbly mounted and having th united gears p and o in mesh with seid pinionnndispungear lr m, a second wheel or pulley t to be driven provided with a gear-wheel, onc'orvmore geen wheels vr in mesh with both the geaxwheel on' pulley t and said internal gear, a shftable belt or driver for drivingr either` of said pulleys according to'ts position, straps encircling and adapted to be constricted around said gear-supports, and o rock-shaft having variously radially extended engagementconnections with the ends of said straps, and moans operative both for shifting said belt and for conjointly imparting a. rocking motion whereby one of said straps will be in binding engagement on one of the gear-snpports, the other being rendered loose, and viceversa, substantially as and for the pur- 12. In combinati-toman axialiy-arralugcd rotatable part having s. fixed gear-wheel, and an enlarged pulley, and also having a fixed internal'gettr-\vheel, of :t second rotatable part or pulley also havin', centrally, a fixed gearwheelr e third rotaia le part or pulley, of circumferentifilly the same size as the aforennmed pulleys having a lixedagear, n genrciirrying disk adopted to be rotated having 7o two united gears thereon, the one adaptcdto be driven oy the geur on said second rotate,- ble part ond through its therewith-connected gear driving the gear en the first rotatable part, a second gear-carrying disk also' rotata- 75 bly mounted carrying gears meshing, as intermediates, with both the gear on th'c said third rotatable port and `with the interhal gear of the first rotatable part, soid ge r-carrying disks being circomfercntiallysimlilar to said 8o pulleys and have depressions in 'heir rims, the straps n and w encircling;r the the rockshaft having the differentially-r dial strap engagement extensions, e belt-shifter, and .f

means for shitting it, which is alsogconnecied 85 for rocking said rock-shaft where y'the one strap inny be tightened and the o iet-simultaneously loosened and vice vers substatitially as described. l

, 13. In a motor-vehicle, the co bnation 9o with a tractionl wheel or wheels thereofof faiy motor adjustebly mounted on the vehicle for a bodily movement and provided with a. pulley, of a vehicle driving-shafthaving driving connections w 1th the vehicle-wheelsand pro- 'e5 vided with changeable-speed gearing comprising a plurality of cqual-sizcdpulley-like members adapted to have, both directly, and

/through reducing andr versing gearing, con-A nections with the vehio e driving-shaft, n belt -roo running around the motor-pulley, and alsa' according to its shifted position around on'e or the other ot' the pulley members of the aforesaid 'changeabley gearing, a belt-shifter for said belt., and means for bodily moving :o5

the m/otor and its pulley independently of the vehicle driving-shaft, toward or from the lutl i ter, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

14. In n motorvehicle, the combination no with a vehicle drivin g-shaft consisting of two shaft members having drivingconnections with separate traction-wheels of the vehicle, and having on their adjoining ends, fixed bevel-gears, of a sleeve-like part loosely surlts Arounding the sectional vehicie driving-shaft and comprising n spur-gear m, a plleyor driver as k, having the journal-shaft 'i with the bevel gearlwheels mounted thereon which are in mesh with the bevel gear-wheels of no both the said shaft-sections, a second rotatable drive wheel or pullcyq havingn hub-provided pinion or gear-wheel r', the gear-carrying support L, having the united gearspand o respectively in mesh with the pinion 'round x25 sleeve-gear m, means for permittinggioriirestraining from rotation the said gear-carrying support, and driving means shittable to operste at pleasure either wheel k or wheel q,

substantially as and for the purposes, zet 13o separate traction-wheels ofthe vehiele, and having on theirA adjoining ends, fixed bevelgears, a sectional and united sleeve-like part loosely surrounding the sectional vehicle driving-shaft, and comprising a'spur-gear fm,u

a pulley ory driver as k, having the journalshaft 'i with the bevel gear-wheels mounted .thereon which are in mesh with the bevel 'gear-wheels of-both the said shaft-sections xo and said sectional sleeve comprising cupped members forming a casing for said several intermeshing belvel-gear's, a second rotatable.

' ing support, vnud driving means, shiftable to the journal-shaft?,

Ioperate at pleasure either wheel k or wheel q, substantially as and for the purposes set forth. 16. In a mo or-vehicle, in' eomb-lnaton, the sectional vehic e driving-shafthavin g, on the adjacent ends of its-sections, the bevel gearwheels 29, 30, the sleeve -like part rotatably surrouuding the sectional shaftearrying provided with the bevel gear-wheels 38, 33, in mesh with said irstnamed bevel gear-wheel, and provided wit-h the spur-gear Im, the pulley q provided with a hub-like pinion fr, the rotatable gear-cari' ing disk L, surrounding the sleeve, and 4provided withv the .gear-wheels p and o which mesh into gears rm, means for restraining said gear-carrier at 'pleasure against rotation and. means for lrotating pulley q, substantially. as and for the purposes set forth. y. 17. In a motor-vehicle, in combination, the sectional vehicle driving-shaft having, on the I adjacent ends of itssections; the bevel gear# wheels 29, 30, the 'sleeve-like part rotatably surrounding the sectional shaft, carrying transversely, within tho chambered portionthereofthe journal-shaft i, provided with the bevel geawwheels 33, 33, meshing int-u th'e bevel-wheels 29, 30, and provided with the iixed internal gear Mfsthe pulleyor 'drivewheelt rotatable around,Land-independently of the sleeve,'and provided at its hub with a pinion, the rotatable gearsupport a provided' with one or more spur gear-wheels Iv., 'meshing 'as intermediates with both said pulley-pin ions and said internal' gear of the sleeve, and

restraining mechanism for said gear-support,

substantially as andfor the purposes'set forth.

18. In a motor-vehiele,in combination, the .sectional .vehicle driving-shaft having o u vthey adjacent endsof itslsections, thelbev'el gen1- wheels 29, 30, the sleeve-likepart rotatably surrounding the sectional-shaft, having journaled therewithin and bodily movnbletherewith, the bevel gear-wheels ,33, 33, 'in mesh witlLsa-id gears 2.9, 3VO, and alsot provided with the spur-gear mj, and. thepu'lley extension -the pulley q, rotatable about the' sleeve and having thevhubdike pinion "r, the rotatable.

l gated hub gear-carrying"disk YL, loosely` surrounding the sleeve, and provided with the gear-wheels p and oivhich meshintogears -r m, means for restrai mug said gear-carrieratpleasure against rotation and shi'ftable .means for .rotating either pulley q or the sleeve through its partv 7u, substantially as and for the purposes setv forth.

19. In a motor-vehicle,incombiuation, the

sectional vehicle driving-sha' ft having on the adjacent-ends of its sections, the bevel gear- Wheels 29, 30,-the sleeve-like part rotatably surrounding-the sectional shaft, carrying axially transversely within tliechaiubered portion thereof, which surrounds the ends of thc shaftfseotione the suitably-journaled bevel gear-whfeels 32j), 33, meshing into the bevel-V wheels 20, SQ, andprovided .with the fixed internal gear M .at its opposite end, the pulley or drive-wheel rotatable arouud,and independently 'of the sleeve, and having an elongated hub provided at4 its .endl with a pinion, the rotatable gearsu pporti'n g disk 'nf mounted on the extended h ub of the said wheel t .be-

tween the body of said wheel and said intei-,

nal gear, andprovided *with one o rfmore spur gear-wheels i', meshing as 'intermediates' with 'both'saidpulley-pinioxis,and'said internal -i gear of Athe, sleeve, and thesis-ap for-said disk,

and operating means therefor, subs'tnntiully as and forthepurposes set forth. j

20.- In amotor-vehicle,. in combination, the vehicle' driving-shaft F, constituted by the alined' sections 27, 2 8,"ha'vin g ori-their ,adjaroo" cent, ends the bevel gear-wheels 2 9," 3 0; the two-'part sleeve formed with the cup-like end f portions .125.14 lixed together constituting an.

internal chamber having journaled therein and bodily .revoluble, they-beve gear-wheels' said sleeve-sections provided withfspur-gear' fm, and also being outwardly enlarged'to con-v stitute the drive-wheeler pulleyk, saidsleeve moreover, ,being provided-suitably distant from said pulley'with theflxed internal gear,

the pulley q rotatable about. the. sleevey and provided with the hub-likefpinion .1i-,a third* pulley jo alongsidep'ulley q having thel elon' rovided at its end with the pinion-,gear uw, the disk L rotatable about the sleevebetweejn the pulleys 'qiand k carrying oneor more-sets of' united gear-wheels p and meshing said pulley-pinion 1 and. the gearlwheel m 'of the sleeve, the second diskl u ro- -tatablymounted upon thevelongated hub-o' 'the pulley #havingone'or'morejwheelsf'in and intermediate between the l mesh with,

ofjtlre said three pulleys and 'driving'connec- 'tions between said shaft F fand tractionwheels of the vehicle, substantially. as de-A scribed and shown, and :for thepurposes set forth.

2l. In ai motor-vehiele, a speed-governing mechanism, having a shiftablg belt, and having' a strap encircling a cylindrical `.paxt which A is comprised in said mechanism, a belt-shifter,

altrap-.tightener,' and a lever having .connectionswitlrtiie belt-shifter, whereby, 'when swung -in one plane of movement', itloperatves thebelt--shift'er and also has connections with the stra -tightenen and whereby,when swung inanot er plane, it'operates the vsaid tight-- xo ener. without afecten `the belt-shifter, subs tantiallyas described. y

The combination 'with the belt Fand a strap, of thebelt-shifterN pivotally mounted,

and a rock-shaft having differently-extended fx 5 radial members 'with which are connected the cnds'lot, the strap, and havingthe arm 60, the

roclr-shiftfi provided'with an an'gnlar membo'rhevingthe lever P intermediately'pivoted A1 'thereon and having a lever-arm 58, the con- :oV necti'g-.rodzoiljoinin arms 5S and 60, andA the connecting-rod 56 oining the lever P with the beltlfter, substantially as and for the pu setforth."v .1 i, 1 [I l 2 .*In a motr-vehicle, the combi 'ation ajspced-controlling'mechanism co, prisingseve'ral, rotatablepullys 'and cylindrical niembel 4havin respectively encircling h srock-s sft'qhawingvariouslyandf opposite] arranged 'radial extension mm- 3of berskwft whicli'the ends 'on the said straps,

are connected, a belt adaptedtoj-run around the laid pulleys and to be shifted'v from 'one to the other'thereofra belt-shifter engaging lthe l bund j" heefttthnviqgsrontmnmg- @ver '35 4pivotall 4mounted-thereon,;so as toswing inone pla e independentlyxof the rock-shaft',

. and so t at when'swung in another piane, it

will lrocln said shaft', connctions'between this the lever P intermediately pivoted thereon i andhavng a lever-arm 5,8, tjh'e connectingrod joining rockshaft arms" 58 and 60, and

s theeonn'ectiug-rod 56 joined to a member of .the lever P, extending therefrom through the said tubular rock-shaft to lconnection with tho `belt-shifter, substantially as and for the pui-- `poses set forth. l i

\ U; 2,5. A two-speed forward-driving and a re- '6o1 versin'g, mechanism, coin rising a' shittble driving-,belt and'two cylin "rical members and a restraining-straps thcrefor,substantially as described, of a levermountcd `to swing fore and `aft to Voperate the straps and to swing transversely to effect the shifting of the belt and the belt-shitter,'substantially as described from one to another of its several positions, and the plate having a slot or opening therein 'comprsinga central transverse portion 62, a forwardly-extending portion 68 having its pol sition between 'theends o f the' transverse portionand the rearward extension l64 having itsA arrangement inline with one endlof said slot portion 62, constituting an indicator or gage for the positions of the said controlling-lever, substantially as described. 75 26. In a motor-vehicle, the combination i with a speed-controlling and reversing mechanism comprising the rotatable pulleys k q t and the disks Lu havingrespectively the encircling straps n w, of. a rock-shaft Q having variouslx and oppositely arranged radial extension members, with which the ends ofthe said strap are connected, a b eltfadapted to run around the said pulleys'and to be shifted from one to the other thereof, 'a beit-shifter N enga ing the belt, a rock-shaft 54 having a control ing-lever P pivotallylmounted thereon, so as 'to swinginqone plane independently of the rock-shaft, and sothat when swung in another plane, it will rock said shaft, connec- 9c ,tions between this lever-operated rock-shaft :and 'the rockj-shaftQ, connections between thelever and Vthe belt-shifter, and the gage and guard-plate, having the slotwith the central transverse portion G2, the'forward extension. 95 63`at one side and the rearward extension64 arranged at the other side` substantially as and'for the purposes set forth. 27- `In a motor-vehicle, the frame orsupporti mounted on the vehicle, consisting of xc( transverse hollow members joined to, and interiqrly ini connection with, longitudinal hollow members, v`and the motor bodily supported by said frame, and connected to communicate with the interior thereof, substan-V :o5 tially as described. i

28. Ina motor-veliicle,amotor-support consisting'bf transverse and longitudinal hollow members joined to constitute aframe, the one member thereof beinginternally in communir xo Vcation with another, the same being movably mounted on the vehicle; and the motor su ported on said hollow frame 'and movab e therewith', a part of the' motor apparatus hav'- ing a passage connection or communication :x5 with the hollowi frame,lsnbstantially as set forth. I. V i

29. In a motor-vehicle, afmotor-suppoting hollow frame, mounted on the vehicle, the motor mou ntedbn said hollow frame, and havx 2 ing the' exhaust passa e or passages thereof connected to and com unicating interiorly with said hollow frame, whereby the latter, in addition` to constituting the' motor-support, also constitutes a inuier for the motor, subn; stantiailyas described;

, 30. In' a motorvehicle,a. motor-su pport con- I sistin g of transverse and longitudinal hollow, members joined to constitute a frame, the one member thereof being intornallyin commnni- 13o cation with another, saiilframe being mov- 'around said pulley-like appliance, subsiiai'iv ably mouxitcd on the Avehicle, the motor tially as and for the purposes set forth. m mounted on said hollow' frame having com- Signed Ey me et Springeld, Massachusetts,

- uiuiiiczition :interiorly-A therewith, Aand bodily. lhis 9th day 0f MaygilSSS. 5 and .adjuscably movable therewith, vehcle HINSDALE SMITH.

driving-shaft'in xed bearings on"tl1e Vehicle l' Witnesses: l

having@ pulley-like driving appliance, and WM. S. BELLOWS, a belt, 'driven by thev motor and in eonteet "J. D. GARFIELD: v 

